Udanavarga [sanskrit]

by W. Woodville Rockhill | 1892 | 13,101 words

The Udanavarga is a collection of Sanskrit verses representing aphorisms attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. The Udanavarga resembles the Pali Dhammapada and Udana, yet it belong the ancient tradition of early Buddhism. Alternative titles: Udānavarga (उदानवर्ग).

यो नाध्यगमद् भवेषु सारं बुद्ध्वा पुष्पम् उदुम्बरस्य यद्वत् ।
स तु भिक्षुर् इदं जहात्य् अपारं ह्य् उरगो जीर्णम् इव त्वचं पुराणम् ॥ २१ ॥

yo nādhyagamad bhaveṣu sāraṃ buddhvā puṣpam udumbarasya yadvat |
sa tu bhikṣur idaṃ jahāty apāraṃ hy urago jīrṇam iva tvacaṃ purāṇam || 21 ||

The English translation of Verse 18.21 is contained in the book Udanavarga by W. Woodville Rockhill.

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Nadhya, Bhava, Sara, Buddhva, Pushpa, Udumbara, Yadvat, Bhikshu, Idam, Apara, Uraga, Jirna, Iva, Tvac, Tvaca, Purana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 18.21). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “yo nādhyagamad bhaveṣu sāraṃ buddhvā puṣpam udumbarasya yadvat
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nādhya -
  • nādh -> nādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nādh]
    nādh -> nādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nādh class 1 verb]
    nādh -> nādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nādh class 1 verb]
  • gamad -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • bhaveṣu -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • buddhvā -
  • budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣpam -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udumbarasya -
  • udumbara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    udumbara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yadvat -
  • yadvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “sa tu bhikṣur idaṃ jahāty apāraṃ hy urago jīrṇam iva tvacaṃ purāṇam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhikṣur -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse jahāty*ap
  • apāram -
  • apāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse hy*ur
  • urago* -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīrṇam -
  • jīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
    jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvacam -
  • tvaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvacā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvac (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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